Quest of Dungeons

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Quest of Dungeons
OS X, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Release
March 25, 2014
  • Windows, OS X, iOS
    March 25, 2014
    Linux
    May 31, 2014
    Android
    August 26, 2014
    Xbox One
    September 7, 2015
    Nintendo 3DS
    September 29, 2016
    Wii U
    September 29, 2016
    PlayStation 4
    January 17, 2017
    Nintendo Switch
    August 10, 2017
Genre(s)Roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player

Quest of Dungeons is a roguelike video game released on March 25, 2014 by Portuguese[1] developer Upfall Studios. The game has graphics resembling 16-bit game consoles. It was initially released for Windows, Mac, and iOS, then for Xbox One via ID@Xbox on September 7, 2015.[2] In February 2016, it was announced that the game was being developed for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS[3] and was released on September 29, 2016.[4] It was later released for PlayStation 4 on January 17, 2017.[5] On August 2, 2017, it was announced that it would be coming to the Nintendo Switch.[6]

Gameplay

The player can assume the role of one of four different

Wizard
, Assassin or Shaman. The player enters a Mansion on the top floor and gradually progress down the increasing difficulty floors by leveling up. The entire game is
Permanent death
is a major part of the game, in which if the player dies by losing all HP it will restart from the beginning of the game, thus creating a different dungeon, there are no options inside the game to change this, so while the player can save and continue later at any moment, if he dies he can't continue.

Plot

The game doesn't take itself very seriously and makes fun of the traditional plots. In this case, an Evil Dark Lord steals all the light in the world and traps it inside a magical lantern. The four heroes decide that it would be a good idea if one of them enters alone. This is a nod to B movie plots where sometimes characters make the most illogical decision.

Development

According to the

Game Engine
.

Reception

Critics have generally give the game good scores, especially the Xbox One version, considered the most polished and easy to pick version. While the desktop version was well received among players, it had mixed to positive reviews from critics, mostly because of the poorly devised Keyboard/Mouse controls that it had at launch.

Nintendo Life gave the Wii U version a 8/10.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". upfallstudios.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  2. ^ "Now Available – Quest of Dungeons". ID@Xbox. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. Nintendo Life. 22 February 2016. Archived
    from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Quest of Dungeons for Wii U". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  5. ^ "Quest of Dungeons for PS4". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  6. ^ "Quest of Dungeons Switch announcement". 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. CBS Interactive. Archived
    from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  8. CBS Interactive. Archived
    from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  9. CBS Interactive. Archived
    from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Quest of Dungeons Wii U Review". Nintendo Life. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Musgrave, Shaun (April 3, 2014). "'Quest of Dungeons' Review – Perhaps a Bit Too Familiar". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "Quest of Dungeons Review". Softpedia. April 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  13. ^ "Quest of Dungeons". Pocket Gamer. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

External links

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